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Caspase 9 gene polymorphism and susceptibility to lumbar disc disease in the Han population in northern China.
Connective tissue research - 1 Jun 2011
Sun Zheng-Ming, Ling Ming, Huo Yuping, Chang Yanhai, Li Yaping, Qin Haixia, Yang Guang, Lucas Rudolf
Abstract excerpt
Many studies have demonstrated that apoptosis is involved in the development of disc degeneration. The initiator caspase 9 is activated through the apoptosome-driven intrinsic apoptotic pathway. The present study aimed to assess the potential association between the caspase 9 gene polymorphism and lumbar disc herniation (LDH) susceptibility, as well as severe grades of disc degeneration in the Han population in...
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